[ONLINE]8/14 (Sat.) The Trend of Buy-Now, Pay-Later Model (Host: Lewis Lu)

[Lewis Lu]

Hi everyone,

I am Lewis Lu. This week we are going to discuss an interesting trend in the business regime--the Buy-now, Pay-Later model. A week ago, Square, the financial payments company known for its popular Cash App, acquired Afterpay, an Australian buy-now, pay-later firm, for $29 billion. Why is so valuable for Square to buy it? Let's have more discussions about it.

News about the merger:
https://www.latimes.com/business/techno ... nger-users
https://www.reuters.com/technology/squa ... 021-08-01/
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/square-b ... 58797.html

Session One: Fact Check

Q1: What is buy-now, pay-later model?
Q2: How does a buy-now, pay-later firm make profits?
Q3: Is it a new concept of buying? Or just a buzzword?

Session Two: Ramifications

Q1: In terms of the Square-Afterpay merger, why is so valuable?
Q2: Would you use buy-now, pay-later service? Why or why not?
Q3: Do you think that Taiwanese businesses would adopt this model in the near future? Why or why not?

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Agenda:
3:50 ~ 4:00 pm Zoom App testing and setup / Free Talk
4:00 ~ 4:10 pm Opening Remarks / Newcomer’s Self-introduction
(Session I)
4:10 ~ 5:10 pm Lecture + Quick Discussion Session (60 mins)
5:10 ~ 5:15 pm Taking a 10 Minutes Break (Intermission)
(Session II)
5:15 ~ 5:55 pm Regrouping / Discussion Session (40 mins)
6:00 ~ 6:20 pm Summarization (20 mins)
6:20 ~ 6:30 pm Concluding Remarks / Announcements

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[Iris Wu]

Was Square's acquisition of Afterpay using "Buy Now Pay Later" payment method?